Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig (left) announces at a Pentagon press conference on Jan. 10, 2001, that a new Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer will be named in honor of famed defense policy and arms control expert Paul H. Nitze (seated right). Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (center) joined Danzig at the announcement. The USS Nitze (DDG-94), which is due to join the fleet in 2004, is a multi-mission ship equipped with the Navy's AEGIS combat weapons system, which combines space-age communications, radar and weapons technologies into a single platform for maximum flexibility. The ship will be capable of firing surface-to-air missiles and Tomahawk cruise missiles as well as torpedoes and is equipped with a five-inch gun. The ship will also carry dual embarked SH-60 helicopters.